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[00:00:00] an interactive program has been developed for children
[00:00:03] to vote with their parents. Children can choose representatives of the forest
[00:00:06] council, animated characters offer their election program, there are game
[00:00:10] ballots and leaflets. Thus, future
[00:00:13] citizens, who will have to face elections in the future, get acquainted with
[00:00:17] the electoral system, understand their responsibility as well.
[00:00:20] But I will remind you that today is the third day of voting, polling stations will be
[00:00:23] open until 8 PM. You can check which polling station you are assigned to
[00:00:27] on the State Services website, and we will follow
[00:00:30] how events unfold in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad
[00:00:33] region. Dmitry, Oksenia, thank you, our
[00:00:37] correspondent Ksenia Yakubina reported on the elections in St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region.
[00:01:30] Let's return to the topic of migration control, what measures to restore
[00:01:33] order in this area were adopted by the deputies of the eighth convocation, a report by
[00:01:37] Alexander
[00:01:38] Shavirin.
[00:01:47] A number of decisions concerned the financial side of foreigners' stay in
[00:01:50] Russia. The State Duma introduced an obligation for labor migrants to
[00:01:53] support themselves and their family members residing in Russia at
[00:01:57] the level established in a specific region. And...
[00:03:01] control over the income of foreign citizens has increased from
[00:03:04] the tax authorities and the Ministry of Internal Affairs. It is unacceptable
[00:03:07] when crowds of migrants with
[00:03:10] unclear intentions come to our country,
[00:03:14] bring for some reason their numerous
[00:03:18] families, which occupy our
[00:03:21] medical, social, and other institutions, children
[00:03:24] cause unrest in schools, don't want to
[00:03:28] live by our norms and laws? Leave Russia, and
[00:03:32] children of migrants upon reaching 18 years of age are now
[00:03:35] required by law to leave Russia or legalize their status
[00:03:38] independently. If he himself did not become a working person,
[00:03:41] who will support himself here as a migrant,
[00:03:45] specifically as a labor migrant, then he must
[00:03:47] leave. Deputies essentially established a direct link
[00:03:51] between the period of stay of a labor migrant in Russia and the period of his
[00:03:54] employment. You need labor,
[00:03:58] only a refrigerator mechanic.
[00:04:01] compiled a list, brought, hired
[00:04:04] for work, receives a full salary, works as
[00:04:07] a full-fledged citizen, no jostling,
[00:04:11] no extortion, finish the contract, thank you, a ticket home.
[00:04:15] The State Duma also significantly increased a number of tax duties
[00:04:18] for migrants, the mandatory payment for obtaining Russian citizenship
[00:04:22] increased 12 times to 50,000 rubles.
[00:04:26] The duty for a temporary residence permit increased eightfold and...
[00:05:00] collected duties, including affect
[00:05:04] the level of those arriving,
[00:05:08] who want to obtain a work permit or a residence
[00:05:11] permit.
[00:06:12] who can use this mechanism, was established by the Ministry of Labor of Russia, but
[00:06:16] now, by decision of the deputies, these powers have been transferred to the internal
[00:06:19] affairs bodies. Not everyone can obtain a temporary residence permit, a residence
[00:06:23] permit, or Russian citizenship. Deputies
[00:06:27] excluded such a possibility for migrants who have
[00:06:30] an outstanding or unexpunged criminal record for any
[00:06:32] crime, regardless of the severity and whether it was committed
[00:06:36] in Russia or beyond its borders? In the eighth convocation,
[00:06:39] the State Duma also expanded the list of grounds for
[00:06:43] depriving a migrant of acquired Russian citizenship, there are now more than
[00:06:46] eighty of them. Deprivation of citizenship is provided for public
[00:06:49] calls for terrorist activities and activities aimed against
[00:06:53] state security, for justifying or promoting terrorism,
[00:06:57] aiding the enemy, assisting in the execution of decisions of international
[00:07:01] organizations against Russia's security and a number of other
[00:07:04] illegal acts, for crimes of a sexual
[00:07:07] nature, for promoting and
[00:07:10] advertising Nazi symbols.
[00:07:43] the obligation to protect it, to be
[00:07:46] worthy of Russian citizenship. Since
[00:07:50] 2023, for these reasons alone, more than
[00:07:54] 400 people have been stripped of citizenship, the State Duma chairman reported. In total,
[00:07:57] more than 400
[00:08:00] foreigners surrendered Russian passports, over 3,000 as a result of court sentences for
[00:08:04] criminal offenses, about 300 as a result of establishing
[00:08:07] the fact of committing actions that pose a threat to the country's security. At
[00:08:11] the same time, 40% of decisions fall precisely on the last
[00:08:14] year. Deputy Speaker of the State Duma, head of the relevant parliamentary
[00:08:18] commission Irina Yarovaya noted: initiatives aimed at
[00:08:21] improving migration policy are showing
[00:08:24] results. This, according to her, is the result of a general consolidated
[00:08:27] effort. Registry of controlled persons, all
[00:08:31] procedures related to expulsion, to
[00:08:33] control over the legality of stay, compliance with
[00:08:36] information exchange laws, transferring
[00:08:39] information exchange to electronic form. The impossibility of
[00:08:43] forging documents, generally cleaning up the entire
[00:08:47] market, which, unfortunately, was very shadowy, and
[00:08:50] those gray incomes that intermediaries received,
[00:08:54] all this has been stopped thanks to the decisions that we
[00:08:58] collectively made. In total, since 2024,
[00:09:02] the State Duma has adopted 32 federal laws aimed at
[00:09:05] improving migration policy, 21 of which
[00:09:09] were initiated by deputies, an effective legal framework has been created...
[00:09:42] analogous period. Biometric identification of migrants has been introduced. In June, the digital
[00:09:45] profile service for foreign citizens was launched, which reflects data on
[00:09:49] those who arrive in Russia, a decision that was also proposed
[00:09:52] by deputies. This whole idea, which
[00:09:56] metaphorically, yes, was called migrant ID,
[00:09:59] became known in documents as the digital profile
[00:10:02] of a migrant. The idea was that we would have a transparent portfolio,
[00:10:06] what kind of person arrived,
[00:10:08] his biometrics, what he does, whether he pays or does not pay
[00:10:12] taxes in Russia, a huge amount of work has been done. The effectiveness of the measures is
[00:10:16] confirmed by law enforcement agencies. In the last year alone, the number of foreigners in
[00:10:20] Russia has decreased by approximately 700,000 people. During
[00:10:23] biometric data collection at the state border, since
[00:10:27] 2024, data has been obtained from 10.5 million
[00:10:30] foreigners, among whom more than 56,000
[00:10:34] violators were identified. The register of controlled persons includes
[00:10:37] more than 800,000 migrants. Since
[00:10:40] the register began functioning, more than one and a half million foreigners who lost their grounds
[00:10:43] for staying in Russia have left. At the same time, last year the number of notifications about the conclusion
[00:10:47] of an employment or civil law contract with labor migrants significantly increased, which
[00:10:50] is evidence.
[00:10:54] свидетельство.
[00:11:57] that it is quite effective, deputies pay special attention to law enforcement, the parliamentary commission will continue to monitor
[00:12:01] the implementation of migration legislation, at the instruction of
[00:12:04] Vyacheslav Volodin, the State Duma conducts this work on a permanent basis
[00:12:08] with all regions of the country. Alexander Shavirin,
[00:12:11] Anna Melikyan, Dmitry Mikheev, Andrey Tarasov, Alexander Shulgin, Sergey Gordeev, Sergey
[00:12:15] Vergunov, Marina Morozova, Duma
[00:12:25] And again to the laws that deputies adopted over the past 5
[00:12:28] years, support for SVO participants and their families, measures against
[00:12:32] cyber fraud, and also education and
[00:12:35] healthcare. For legislative changes in these areas,
[00:12:38] an overview by Alexander
[00:12:39] Laktionov.
[00:12:49] Support for SVO participants and their families is one of the main tasks that the deputies of
[00:12:52] the eighth convocation worked on. A unified
[00:12:55] system for all soldiers, military personnel, mobilized,
[00:12:59] volunteers. A total of 183 laws were adopted. The status
[00:13:02] of a combat veteran was also extended to defenders of
[00:13:05] border territories, to employees of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations' fire service, the Investigative Committee,
[00:13:08] and medical
[00:13:11] personnel. Credit holidays. SVO participants
[00:13:14] and their family members received the right to suspend loan payments
[00:13:18] for the entire period of service and six months after it. Additional
[00:13:22] extension is possible if the SVO participant is in
[00:13:25] hospital for treatment. The loan must be arranged before the start of participation in
[00:13:29] the special military operation.
[00:13:32] SVO participants and their children can enter universities for state-funded places within
[00:13:35] a separate quota. Those who are already studying on a paid basis can,
[00:13:39] in a priority order, switch to free education. In addition,
[00:13:42] they are admitted to colleges and technical schools in a priority
[00:13:46] order. Also, military personnel can receive a second
[00:13:49] secondary vocational education for free.
[00:13:52] Family members of military personnel deployed to the zone, outside
[00:13:56] Russia, can continue to use official housing at their previous place
[00:13:59] of service. If it is rented, families will retain compensation for
[00:14:03] rent. SVO participants with a disabled child received
[00:14:06] priority right to housing provision.
[00:14:10] SVO participants and their family members are exempt from paying property tax
[00:14:13] for individuals. This benefit is provided for
[00:14:17] one object of each type. They were also exempt from paying duty
[00:14:21] when applying to court to establish legally significant
[00:14:24] facts. The state duty for family members of
[00:14:27] military personnel when inheriting real
[00:14:29] estate was abolished.
[00:14:32] Military personnel participating in the SVO received a preferential right to
[00:14:35] retain their job when the number or staff
[00:14:39] of employees is reduced. For the duration of participation in the special operation, the employment contract is temporarily
[00:14:42] suspended, in case of temporary incapacity for work,
[00:14:46] the suspension of the contract is extended. Spouses of
[00:14:49] SVO participants with a child under 18 years old are given preference
[00:14:52] for remaining at work during layoffs. Parents, spouses,
[00:14:56] and children of wounded soldiers have the right to unpaid leave
[00:14:59] for up to 35 days. In addition, SVO
[00:15:03] participants and their family members can receive free legal
[00:15:06] assistance.
[00:15:13] An unconditional priority of the State Duma of the eighth convocation is the protection of citizens from
[00:15:17] cyber fraud. According to Vyacheslav Volodin, last year the growth of such crimes
[00:15:21] stopped for the first time, in the first half of 2020.
[00:15:25] The sixth saw a confident decline, this is the result of
[00:15:28] laws adopted by deputies. Since 2021, there have been
[00:15:31] 19 such laws, two of which are comprehensive measures. First of all,
[00:15:35] an anti-fraud system has been created, in which... information about
[00:15:38] cyber fraudsters is stored. Citizens can now appoint authorized
[00:15:42] persons to confirm financial transactions. And during a phone
[00:15:46] call, it is prohibited to send SMS with codes for
[00:15:49] online transfers or access to the public services portal. In addition,
[00:15:52] employees of banks, government agencies, and marketplaces are prohibited from communicating with
[00:15:56] citizens in foreign messengers. Subscribers have the right to
[00:15:59] refuse mass calls and SMS mailings, and calls from
[00:16:03] companies are now marked. And also a self-ban mechanism has appeared for
[00:16:07] concluding.
[00:16:17] In the near future, additional mechanisms for protecting people will come into force,
[00:16:20] it will be possible to establish a ban on incoming international calls,
[00:16:24] as fraudsters often call from abroad. On the public services portal
[00:16:28] , a so-called red button will be launched, with the help of which it will be possible to
[00:16:32] promptly report possible illegal actions by
[00:16:36] cyber fraudsters. A special database of identification
[00:16:39] numbers of mobile devices will appear, it will be filled by communication operators and government
[00:16:43] authorities. Another measure is limiting the number of bank
[00:16:47] cards held by one person. Citizens will be able to register no
[00:16:50] more than twenty cards for themselves, and children's SIM cards will appear.
[00:16:54] Parents will be able to notify communication operators that the number is being used by
[00:16:57] a child, this will protect children from receiving age-inappropriate
[00:17:00] content. One of the effective measures to protect citizens from
[00:17:04] financial fraudsters was the mechanism of self-prohibition on...
[00:17:07] loans. More than 20 million people across the country have already used the service.
[00:17:11] A registered self-ban eliminates the situation where
[00:17:15] someone took out a loan in your name. And for those who actually
[00:17:18] personally applied to a bank or microfinance organization for
[00:17:21] borrowed funds, a so-called cooling-off period has been introduced, that
[00:17:25] is, a time during which you can re-think whether this
[00:17:29] loan is needed, and the possibility of refusing it. At the same time, borrowers
[00:17:32] now receive a notification on public services about signing
[00:17:36] a loan agreement.
[00:17:38] Not only fraudsters, but also their accomplices, should bear punishment for deceiving citizens,
[00:17:42] according to deputies. In the eighth convocation, criminal
[00:17:45] liability was introduced for acquiring and transferring bank
[00:17:48] cards for mercenary motives to other persons, as well as for performing
[00:17:52] operations on their instructions. The maximum penalty is imprisonment
[00:17:56] for up to 6 years. A special
[00:17:58] task is to protect teenagers from possible influence of cyber fraudsters.
[00:18:02] Deputies of the eighth convocation proposed a solution: financial organizations
[00:18:06] can now open.
[00:18:10] and issue bank cards to minors only with the consent of their parents or legal representatives. In addition,
[00:18:14] parents can request bank statements for their children's accounts and
[00:18:18] deposits. Control over SIM card circulation has become
[00:18:21] stricter. A Russian citizen can now register no more than twenty
[00:18:25] subscriber numbers in their name, a foreigner no more than ten.
[00:18:28] Data on all SIM cards registered in their name is stored in the personal
[00:18:32] account on the public services portal. Another important norm
[00:18:35] concerns mobile operators.
[00:18:37] To stop the refund of funds from the phone balance if law enforcement
[00:18:41] agencies have strong reasons to believe that these funds were used
[00:18:44] in the commission of
[00:18:45] a crime.
[00:18:52] The sphere of education is another area that the State Duma paid
[00:18:56] close attention to. During the eighth convocation, deputies adopted
[00:18:59] 80 laws in this area. Uniform basic
[00:19:02] general education programs have been introduced in all Russian schools, meaning that
[00:19:06] children moving from one educational institution to another will not encounter
[00:19:09] problems due to inconsistencies in school curricula. In addition,
[00:19:13] the Russian Academy of Sciences now conducts expert reviews of textbooks and
[00:19:17] other materials that are included in the federal
[00:19:19] list. Pedagogical workers can now
[00:19:23] undergo retraining only in state and municipal
[00:19:26] educational organizations. The law, adopted by deputies during the eighth
[00:19:30] convocation, is aimed at improving the quality of additional education for
[00:19:34] teachers. This decision helps to increase transparency.
[00:19:46] Big changes in the system of secondary professional education took place during the eighth convocation
[00:19:49] of the State Duma. The accessibility of secondary vocational education increased.
[00:19:53] In twelve regions of the country, ninth-grade graduates, when entering
[00:19:57] a college or technical school, were allowed to take two exams instead of
[00:20:00] four. The experiment will last until the end of 2029.
[00:20:04] And those who did not cope with the state final certification
[00:20:07] can receive initial vocational education for free.
[00:20:11] The procedure for targeted training has become more transparent. All applications are now
[00:20:14] public. Each applicant can find information about
[00:20:18] the employer, support measures and social
[00:20:21] guarantees. A decision aimed at patriotic
[00:20:24] education of youth. In kindergartens, schools, colleges, technical schools,
[00:20:28] and universities, the state flag is flown. The symbol of our country
[00:20:32] must be displayed by all educational organizations, regardless of
[00:20:36] ownership.
[00:20:43] One of the key tasks in healthcare, which deputies worked on during the eighth convocation
[00:20:47] with joint efforts to reduce the shortage of
[00:20:51] medical workers. Students of specialized universities who entered
[00:20:54] state-funded residency programs now conclude targeted
[00:20:58] training agreements. Young doctors can choose their place of employment
[00:21:01] themselves, but only from organizations working in
[00:21:04] the compulsory medical insurance system. Mentors help graduates
[00:21:07] master their profession. Mentees who have passed primary accreditation can
[00:21:11] count on state support. In addition, medical and pharmaceutical
[00:21:15] personnel are now mainly trained in person,
[00:21:18] except in cases.
[00:21:50] federal bone marrow donor registry, this is a unified database that contains information about
[00:21:53] the genotypes of potential donors. Thus, doctors can quickly
[00:21:57] find compatible volunteers for patients who need
[00:22:01] bone marrow transplantation. Children with orphan
[00:22:04] diseases began to be provided with medicines at the expense of the Circle
[00:22:07] of Good fund. It is replenished with funds thanks to the introduction of a progressive
[00:22:10] tax scale.
[00:22:12] налогообложения.
[00:22:15] Deputies strengthened control over the quality of medicines. At the pharmacy counter now,
[00:22:19] the sale of expired and unmarked medicines is blocked, new mechanisms
[00:22:22] for suspending and revoking licenses for the production of medicines in case of
[00:22:25] gross violations have also been introduced. And one of the latest decisions of the State Duma in the field of
[00:22:29] healthcare is the launch of mobile pharmacies. From September
[00:22:32] 1 of this year to September 1,
[00:22:35] 2029, medicines can be delivered to hard-to-reach and sparsely populated areas by mobile
[00:22:39] pharmacy points. This decision will increase
[00:22:42] the availability of medicines for residents of all corners of our country.
[00:22:46] And that's all, you watched the program Parliament